Manny Randazzo's King Cakes opens Jan. 3

Editor's note: This bakery has opened on Jan. 3 for a number of years. This article has been corrected to reflect that.

Are you one of those folks who stands in line each Jan. 6 at Manny Randazzo King Cakes at 3515 N. Hullen St. in Metairie? If so, you might like to know that for the the much-loved, Carnival-season-only bakery iopens three days before Kings' Day.

Pause for an audible gasp (!) from traditional New Orleanians.

A crawl on the bakery's website reads: "Our storefront will open Wed. Jan. 3 @ 6:30 am for our 2018 king cake season!!!"